Coming up the Education Town Hall’s monthly BUS program — driven by BadAss Teachers, United Opt Out, and Save Our Schools — the 4th Annual Back to School with BATs Conference, scheduled for Seattle, WA, July 22-23. Listen live via TuneIn, June 22, 11 a.m. to noon Eastern.

First segment: BATs General Manager Marla Kilfoyle and Lisa Keating, founder of My Purple Umbrella, a community organization that advocates for LGBTQ youth.

Second segment, bottom of the hour: Dawn Bennet, co-founder of Multicultural Education Rights Alliance (McERA), and professor and organizer Denisha Jones, who will give a preview of her keynote.

The Education Town Hall with Thomas Byrdbroadcasts from Historic Anacostiain Washington, DC, on We Act Radio,Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. EasternListen live via TuneIn.Shows are archived for convenient listening shortly after broadcast.